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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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Delivery Management System: A Definitive Guide

Locus

A delivery management software analyzes historical data, identifies significant inconsistencies and documents them. As delivery managers, you deal with many responsibilities, from managing fuel costs to analyzing workforce performance. It is the hows that guide your purchasing decisions. Analytics and Insights.

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Autonomous Truck Trends for 2022 and Beyond: Can Autonomy Safely Address the Driver Shortage?

Logistics Viewpoints

The devices are surprisingly inexpensive, costing $350-500 per vehicle per year depending upon the volume of devices purchased. These kinds of solutions have been available for a few years and customers report robust reductions in safety incidents. The first units are to be delivered in early 2022. million miles.

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Top 10 Features of an Autonomous Warehouse

3PL Insights

Amazon is on the forefront of automation in the warehouse , currently using 45,000 Kiva Robots, after purchasing the company Kiva Systems in 2012 (they’re now renamed “Amazon robots”). Metrics: Autonomous vehicles have sensors to automatically gather data, which can be uploaded to various applications, hosted onsite or in the cloud.

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EDI Integration For Shippers: 6 Myths Busted with the Real Truths

GlobalTranz

Truth: It’s Well Worth the Cost. While there is a cost associated with EDI integration, it is definitely worth it. The cost of EDI integration is immediately justifiable. For example, on average the cost savings from automating a manually processes purchase order is $9.89, for an invoice is $11.58

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The Autonomous Truck Revolution Is Right Around the Corner

Logistics Viewpoints

Their technology includes a 1,000-meter perception range, 35 second planning horizon, high-definition maps with accuracy within five centimeters, and a fully redundant sensor suite and components. A customer would purchase TuSimple’s fully autonomous semi-trucks directly from a semi-truck manufacturer. million miles.